by GrantDBonecutter
Welcome to the Grid! If your enjoying the journey consider buying me a coffee to fuel the project! Weekly Chapters: Mon/Wed/Fri — 9:15 AM EST The Neon Horizon is now available on Youtube. The Revelation Protocol Soundtrack Riven Elias Cross is a Harvester—a high-stakes mercenary moving through the shadows of a global population plummeted to two billion. In a society where the elite use black-market longevity to consolidate power and "Ghosts" maintain hive minds through digital slaves, Riven operates in the space between survival and termination. Beside him is Katara, the only steady pulse in a world losing its frequency. Together, they navigate the "screaming cipher" of the collective—glitches in a sequence seeking a truth the architecture was designed to hide. WHAT TO EXPECT: Technical Realism: No magic, no levels. Hard hardware and harder choices. High-Tech, Low-Life: A deep dive into the "Deep Veins" and atmospheric decay. Immersive World-Building: Jargon and systems learned through Riven’s eyes. Hard Sci-Fi Edge: No hand-holding. A gritty, first-person pov survival narrative
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | The prologue | 0 |
| 2 | 1. The drop | 0 |
| 3 | 2. The girl | 0 |
| 4 | 3. The dive | 0 |
| 5 | 4. The trainyard | 0 |
| 6 | 5. The spot |
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| 7 | 6. The ascent | 0 |
| 8 | 7. The fever dream | 0 |
| 9 | 8. The awakening | 0 |
| 10 | 9. The hack | 0 |
| 11 | 10. The glitch | 0 |
| 12 | 11. The escape | 0 |
| 13 | 12 - The chase | 0 |
| 14 | 13. The choice | 0 |
| 15 | 14. The Alpha | 0 |
| 16 | 15. The hollows | 0 |
| 17 | 16. The great vote | 0 |
| 18 | 17. The plan | 0 |
| 19 | 18. The attempt | 0 |
| 20 | 19. The Decision | 0 |
| 21 | 20 . The Chorus | 0 |
| 22 | 21. The mission | 0 |
| 23 | 22. The Hollow Horizon | 0 |
| 24 | 23. The red horse | 0 |
| 25 | 24. The recovery | 0 |
| 26 | 25. The directive | 0 |
| 27 | 26. The Clearance | 0 |
| 28 | 27. The Drift | 0 |
| 29 | 28. The Evasion | 0 |
| 30 | 29. The Protocol | 0 |
| 31 | 30. The Relocation | 0 |
| 32 | 31. The Eye | 0 |
| 33 | 32. The Traitor | 0 |
| 34 | 33. The Transition | 0 |
| 35 | 34. The Separation | 0 |
| 36 | 35. The Entrance | 0 |
| 37 | 36. The Labyrinth | 0 |
| 38 | 37. The Neon Transit | 0 |
| 39 | 38. The Return | 0 |
| 40 | 39. The Removal | 0 |
| 41 | 40. The Location | 0 |
| 42 | 41. The Surrender | 0 |
| 43 | 42. The Reapers | 0 |
| 44 | 43. The Invitation | 0 |
| 45 | 44. The Encampment | 0 |
| 46 | 45. The Blueprint | 0 |
| 47 | 46. The Reckoning | 0 |
| 48 | 47. The Prisoner | 0 |
| 49 | 48. The Facility | 0 |
| 50 | 49. The Interrogation | 0 |
| 51 | 2-1 The Confession | 0 |
| 52 | 2-2 The Zealot | 0 |
| 53 | 2-3 The Test | 0 |
| 54 | 2-4 The Church | 0 |
| 55 | 2-5 The Entity | 0 |
| 56 | 2-6 The Compiler | 0 |
| 57 | 2-7 The Lapidation | 0 |
| 58 | 2-8 The Countdown | 0 |
| 59 | 2-9 The Singularity | 0 |
| 60 | 2-10 The Breach | — |
| 61 | 2-11 The Tree house | — |
| 62 | 2-12 The Transfer | — |
| 63 | 2-13 The Spoon | — |
| 64 | 2-14 The Gate | — |
| 65 | 2-15 The Dish | — |
| 66 | 2-16 The Wager | — |
| 67 | 2-17 The Cage | — |
| 68 | 2-18 The Rescue | — |
| 69 | 2-19 The Distraction | — |
| 70 | 2-20 The Departure | — |
| 71 | 2-21 The Loss | — |
| 72 | 2-22 The Swim | — |
| 73 | 2-23 The Blast | — |
| 74 | 2-24 The Arrival | — |
